Crystal-covered and jewel-embellished shoes have not moved in one clean direction in 2026. Instead, the category has split. One side is unapologetically saturated: sandals and pumps worked over in dense strass, pavé and rhinestones until the shoe reads almost like evening jewelry, as seen on Vivica A. Fox in René Caovilla at ABFF Honors and …
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